The Oleksandriya Sentinel
Squad9 Aug 2027
Viktor Dolhyi keeps Oleksandriya in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Oleksandriya
Mauro Rodrigues was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market9 Aug 2027
Eyes on Daniil Vashchenko again
The phone has started ringing about Daniil Vashchenko again, and this time the name on the line is Probiy. Oleksandriya are listening politely and promising nothing.
Match7 Aug 2027
Oleksandriya find a way past Inhulets
Inhulets made Oleksandriya work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
A masterclass from Denys Shostak
Marked 8.98 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
Mauro Rodrigues runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Maksym Kartashev signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Maksym Kartashev and Oleksandriya agree another 3 years.
Loan watch9 Aug 2027
Ihor Ustynov counts the days
“I watch every Oleksandriya game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Obolon runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Emil Rockov asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market No place for Jhonnatan in the plan
- Market Tedi Cara linked with a move away
- Player ratings Gabriel Tigrão changes it off the bench